Perry Dozier

Click here or on the image for my video report about two of the issues that were before us this week — two voter initiatives and the proposed state income tax. Dear Neighbors, I’ll briefly follow up my video report with some extra detail about Senate Bill 6346, which would...

Jan. 31, 2026 A highlight of each legislative session is the visit by the people who keep the Washington State Penitentiary running — members of Teamsters Local 117. The challenge is finding a good place for a photo! This year we gathered at the front of the Senate chamber, with...

My report from week 2 of our 60-day legislative session This is a courtesy copy of an email bulletin sent by Site Admin. This bulletin was sent to the following groups of people: Subscribers of 2025 e-mail list (28794 recipients) View this as a webpage Jan. 24, 2026 Dear Neighbors,...

The Elected Officials Reception hosted recently by the Home Builders Association of the Tri-Cities and the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce was a great opportunity to connect with a large number of local business and community leaders. This was at the REACH Museum in Richland — and I count 42...

Dear Neighbors, My previous report mentioned how it wasn’t too soon to start preparing for next year’s legislative session. I’ll share a couple of examples of how that is happening, and other issues that have been keeping me busy on behalf of people and communities in our 16th District. But...

I’m grateful that my fellow legislators have repeatedly backed our 16th District delegation’s requests for millions of dollars in capital-budget funding to help transform the old Kennewick General Hospital into the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery. This project is one of the good things happening in our area; hopefully it...

Joining me at the recent graduation ceremony at the state prison in Connell were, from left: Denise Kammers, the Dean of Corrections Education for Walla Walla Community College; Dante Leon, WWCC Vice President of Instruction; Dr. Chad Hickox, WWCC President; Ricardo Chavez, WWCC Director of Adult Basic Education for Corrections...

WAITSBURG… As ordered by President Donald Trump in mid-June, efforts to revisit the plan for operating the four lower Snake River dams have now been halted. This week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation withdrew their intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement,...

Around 100 people gave up part of a recent Saturday afternoon to attend a post-session town hall with the delegations from the neighboring 8th Legislative District and our 16th Legislative District. Keep reading for more details! Dear Neighbor, In a guest column published during this year’s legislative session I speculated...